The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Samuel 8:1,
"In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines."
David had quite a few achievements for his resume. In this chapter alone we read he:
Defeated the Philstines
Defeated the Moabites
Defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah
Slaughtered 22,000 Arameans
In verse 11 we read he subdued Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines and Amalek. We are told twice in this chapter it was the Lord who gave David his victories, verses 6 and 14, "The Lord gave David victory wherever he went." David was quite a military leader who defended Israeli territory and expanded it. In this chapter we read nothing of the kinds of defeats King Saul experienced, his final one ending his life in 1 Samuel 31.
As a man of faith, the Lord used David to establish Israel's existence as a nation to be reckoned with in the area. It would be from this platform, together with both her past experiences and the further experiences Israel would have with the Lord (mostly painful due to Israel's continual rejection of the Lord) that the Lord would use for the things Paul would enumerate a thousand years later: "Theirs (Israel) is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen." Romans 9:4-5.
David was a man of faith, a man for the times as it was the Lord's agenda to pursue what he did through David. I see two elements here: David's faith, and David functioning squarely within the agenda God had for Israel.
Something to think about here. As God's people, are we well-versed in what God's agenda is today? And, as David was, are we actively participating in those activities God is employing to pursue his agenda?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Trevor Fisk
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"In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines."
David had quite a few achievements for his resume. In this chapter alone we read he:
Defeated the Philstines
Defeated the Moabites
Defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah
Slaughtered 22,000 Arameans
In verse 11 we read he subdued Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines and Amalek. We are told twice in this chapter it was the Lord who gave David his victories, verses 6 and 14, "The Lord gave David victory wherever he went." David was quite a military leader who defended Israeli territory and expanded it. In this chapter we read nothing of the kinds of defeats King Saul experienced, his final one ending his life in 1 Samuel 31.
As a man of faith, the Lord used David to establish Israel's existence as a nation to be reckoned with in the area. It would be from this platform, together with both her past experiences and the further experiences Israel would have with the Lord (mostly painful due to Israel's continual rejection of the Lord) that the Lord would use for the things Paul would enumerate a thousand years later: "Theirs (Israel) is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen." Romans 9:4-5.
David was a man of faith, a man for the times as it was the Lord's agenda to pursue what he did through David. I see two elements here: David's faith, and David functioning squarely within the agenda God had for Israel.
Something to think about here. As God's people, are we well-versed in what God's agenda is today? And, as David was, are we actively participating in those activities God is employing to pursue his agenda?
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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